https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 06 Jun 2026 23:35:12 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-waking-baby-to-eat-at-night#post-2203612 Wed, 10 Jun 2015 06:50:11 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2203612@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 2 weeks when he was back to birth weight. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-waking-baby-to-eat-at-night#post-2203582 Wed, 10 Jun 2015 05:27:13 +0000 ElbieKay 2203582@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine hit his birth weight by his five-day checkup so after that we followed his cue! He didn't start STTN til he was around four months old though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-waking-baby-to-eat-at-night#post-2203575 Wed, 10 Jun 2015 04:06:19 +0000 lamariniere 2203575@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My first LO didn't have this "problem". With my second (born in a different country), the ped said there was no reason to wake her at night as long as she ate every 3-4 hours during the day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-waking-baby-to-eat-at-night#post-2203249 Tue, 09 Jun 2015 15:57:05 +0000 Miss Ariel 2203249@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At our 2 week visit I asked our dr and her response was that since age was back to her birth weight we didn't need to do it anymore. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-waking-baby-to-eat-at-night#post-2203246 Tue, 09 Jun 2015 15:53:35 +0000 macintosh 2203246@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only set alarms for the first week or 2. He was extremely sleepy at first and lost too much weight. At some point I realized one of us (LO, DH, myself) was going to wake in the MOTN anyway. It always happens around 3-4 am.</p> <p>ETA: I still make a point to wake him during the day if he goes more than 3 hours. Lately he spends too much time awake late in the evening and I'm trying to help him figure out day vs night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-waking-baby-to-eat-at-night#post-2203145 Tue, 09 Jun 2015 14:21:53 +0000 dc yoga bee 2203145@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just asked the ped this last Friday. She surpassed her birth weight by 2 weeks, so ped said we don't have to wake her during the night BUT don't let her go 8 hours without eating. So far, the longest stretch has been 4.5 hours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-waking-baby-to-eat-at-night#post-2203136 Tue, 09 Jun 2015 14:19:24 +0000 sarac 2203136@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If I had a healthy baby, I would never, ever wake them up to feed. Hunger is innate, they don't have to be taught to feel it. They'll tell you when they're hungry. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-waking-baby-to-eat-at-night#post-2203071 Tue, 09 Jun 2015 13:27:24 +0000 SweetiePie 2203071@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never did. I think by his 1 week checkup he was at birth weight and they told me to let him sleep as long as he could. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-waking-baby-to-eat-at-night#post-2203041 Tue, 09 Jun 2015 12:50:19 +0000 Chocoholic 2203041@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got the ok from the ped to let him sleep through at his 2 week check up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-waking-baby-to-eat-at-night#post-2203007 Tue, 09 Jun 2015 12:01:11 +0000 lilyofthewest 2203007@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't been because he's never gone more than 4 hours without getting me up.</p> <p>However, I've noticed in the last week that if he sleeps a second stretch any longer than 3 hours, he wants to nurse at least once every hour and a half for the whole next day. So, I might start setting an alarm to get him up at the 2.75 hour mark after his second sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-waking-baby-to-eat-at-night#post-2203001 Tue, 09 Jun 2015 11:53:21 +0000 catomd00 2203001@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never did. She was back at birth weight the day after we left the hospital and no one said I should be waking her. I did get in trouble in the hospital because I didn't wake up to feed her when they told me to but whatever! We were all fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-waking-baby-to-eat-at-night#post-2202989 Tue, 09 Jun 2015 11:40:55 +0000 SeptMomma12 2202989@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is all very promising, thanks! She hit her birth weight at 5 days old, so we are definitely past that. We see the doctor next week so I will definitely be asking! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-waking-baby-to-eat-at-night#post-2202972 Tue, 09 Jun 2015 11:34:27 +0000 PawPrints 2202972@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We stopped waking when she hit birth weight at one week old. Four weeks seems really long. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-waking-baby-to-eat-at-night#post-2202929 Tue, 09 Jun 2015 11:04:15 +0000 MrsBrewer 2202929@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My doctor said we would discuss it at our 2 week apt and see how weight gain is going!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-waking-baby-to-eat-at-night#post-2202925 Tue, 09 Jun 2015 11:01:20 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 2202925@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our doctor said we could stop as son as she gained back her birth weight. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-waking-baby-to-eat-at-night#post-2202923 Tue, 09 Jun 2015 11:00:18 +0000 Meowkers 2202923@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO had regained most of her birth weight by the time we came home from the hospital so I actually never woke her to feed her. Then again, she woke up on her own every 3-4 hours those first few weeks so I guess it wasn't an issue. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-waking-baby-to-eat-at-night#post-2202860 Tue, 09 Jun 2015 10:06:34 +0000 Adira 2202860@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely talk to your doctor. We stopped waking once Xander hit his birth weight, but he also continued to wake every 3-4 hours on his own for a while. He didn't start doing those longer stretches until he was older. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-waking-baby-to-eat-at-night#post-2202856 Tue, 09 Jun 2015 10:04:07 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2202856@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As long as she's growing / gaining weight, I wouldn't wake her. Enjoy your sleep! :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-waking-baby-to-eat-at-night#post-2202830 Tue, 09 Jun 2015 09:42:33 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 2202830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did it for a very long time, but my son was a preemie and always 1%. I think we did every 4 hours for 4 months. Dh would do one and I would do the other. Then we did a dream feed before we went to bed for months and months. My Lo is a sleeper and he also would only eat very small volumes (2 oz max for the longest time), so we had to feed him more times in the day... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-waking-baby-to-eat-at-night#post-2202824 Tue, 09 Jun 2015 09:37:36 +0000 Pumuckl 2202824@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never woke my second. She was gaining slowly until recently but was always gaining enough so I would just let her sleep however much she wanted to. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-waking-baby-to-eat-at-night#post-2202820 Tue, 09 Jun 2015 09:33:04 +0000 blackbird 2202820@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Around 3 weeks once he hit birth weight (about 8.5 lbs) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-waking-baby-to-eat-at-night#post-2202809 Tue, 09 Jun 2015 09:26:56 +0000 Truth Bombs 2202809@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My ped told me I could stop waking her at night a three weeks. She was gaining well and he felt lke my supply could withstand no longer waking her to eat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-waking-baby-to-eat-at-night#post-2202808 Tue, 09 Jun 2015 09:25:13 +0000 Anagram 2202808@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have no personal experience, since my baby ALWAYS woke up every 2-3 hours. But I have couple of friends with hard sleepers from the beginning--both BFers. One had no issues, and their baby started STTN early and fed a ton all day long. The other friend's baby started STTN but was not eating enough during the day, and my friend lost her supply and when the baby stopped gaining weight, she tried everything--powerpumping, SNS system, etc and she could never get her supply back up and had to combo feed from 2 months on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-waking-baby-to-eat-at-night#post-2202799 Tue, 09 Jun 2015 09:17:39 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2202799@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would talk to your doctor. If she has regained her birth weight and is gaining good, I wouldn't wake. But again, I would make sure she's healthy and strong enough to go longer stretches. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-waking-baby-to-eat-at-night#post-2202793 Tue, 09 Jun 2015 09:12:47 +0000 SeptMomma12 2202793@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD is almost 4 weeks and I'm still having to wake her to eat every night. We nurse around 10pm, go to bed and then I set an alarm for sometime around 2:30 or 3 to feed her. Then back to bed and up around 6:30 or 7 to eat. When did you stop waking your newborn for MOTN feedings?</p> <p>FYI, when I forgot to set the alarm last week I woke up suddenly at 4:30 and realized she was still asleep. So I have no idea how long she'd go if I let her. But she's a peanut so I worry she's just not aware she's hungry and sleeping right through it. </p>